Dynamic Resource Allocation in Composed Information Handling Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Computing devices face limitations in providing services due to hardware and software components, leading to substandard performance and inefficient resource allocation, which can result in poor user experience and underutilization of resources.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a system control processor manager to instantiate and manage composed information handling systems, monitoring their operation, and recomposing them as needed to ensure standards-compliant service delivery by adjusting resource allocation dynamically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If static resource allocation is used in composed systems, then system simplicity is maintained, but service performance becomes substandard and cannot meet changing demands
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation by continuously monitoring service performance metrics and automatically adjusting resource compositions when substandard performance is detected. The system transitions from static to dynamic resource management, allowing real-time optimization of hardware and software components based on actual service delivery quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where service performance is monitored, evaluated against standards, and used to trigger resource reallocation when deficiencies are identified. This closed-loop mechanism ensures that resource allocation responds to actual service quality rather than remaining fixed regardless of performance conditions.
2Reliability
If resources are allocated to meet peak demands, then service reliability is improved, but resource waste increases during low-demand periods
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts resource allocation based on actual service demands and performance requirements. Rather than maintaining fixed high-level resources, the system scales resource composition up or down according to monitored service metrics, ensuring reliability when needed while minimizing resource consumption during normal or low-demand periods.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes resource allocation parameters (quantity, type, configuration) based on service performance conditions. When performance is substandard, resources are reallocated to critical components; when performance is adequate, resources are optimized or reduced, preventing waste while maintaining reliability thresholds.
3Manufacturing precision
If manual resource management is used, then system control is simplified, but service quality cannot be consistently maintained at standards
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-monitoring and self-adjustment of resource allocation based on predefined service standards. When performance deviations are detected, the system automatically initiates resource reallocation without requiring manual intervention, thereby maintaining consistent service quality while reducing the need for human management.
Solution Approach 2:
Automatic feedback mechanisms continuously evaluate service performance against standards and trigger self-correcting resource reallocation when deficiencies are identified. This automated feedback loop ensures consistent service quality maintenance without relying on manual monitoring and adjustment processes.
4Adaptability or versatility
If rigid system composition is used, then implementation is easier, but adaptability to changing service demands is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic system composition that can automatically reconfigure hardware and software resources based on changing service demands and performance requirements. While the system maintains ease of initial implementation through standardized composition templates, it gains adaptability by automatically adjusting the actual runtime configuration based on monitored service conditions.
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AI summary
A system for providing computer implemented services using information handling systems includes persistent storage and a system control processor manager. The system control processor manager instantiates composed information handling systems using the information handling systems; monitors, using system control processors of the composed information handling systems, operation of the composed information handling systems to obtain operation information; makes a determination, based on the operation information, that the computing implemented services provided by the composed information handling systems are substandard; and in response to the determination: manages operation of the composed information handling systems to provide standards compliant computer implemented services by modifying a composition of at least one of the composed information handling systems using a system control processor of the system control processors.